Student Code-a-thons for Computer Science Education Week

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Student Code-a-thons coming for CS ED Week

This year for CS ED Week, Central Rivers AEA will be hosting our first-ever Code-a-thons!

The Elementary Code-a-thon will happen on Dec. 7th and the Secondary Code-a-thon will happen on Dec. 8th.  These will be in-person events at our Cedar Falls location.

Elementary Code-a-thon

December 7th at Central Rivers AEA in Cedar Falls.  9:00-12:00. If you have students who are interested in participating, please fill out this form.

Challenge:

Using scratch, create a game students can play to learn concepts being taught in your classroom.  The topic and makeup of the game are totally up to you!

Rules:

  1. Players must learn or review classroom concepts through gameplay
  2. The game must be engaging.  I want to play it!
  3. You must provide a description of your planning and design process.  Including but not limited to:
    • How did you come up with the idea?
    • If you worked with a group, who did what?
    • How did you determine what the gameplay would be?
    • What school topics does the game cover?
    • Did you run into any problems planning and/or designing the game? How did you fix those?
  4. You must share a link to the game prior to judging on Dec. 7th.

Secondary Code-a-thon

December 8 at Central Rivers AEA in Cedar Falls, 9:00 am -12:00 pm. If you have students who are interested in participating, please fill out this form.

Challenge:

Using Python, create a game or learning material that students can use to learn concepts being taught in your classroom.  The topic and format are completely up to you!

Rules:

  1. Users must learn or review classroom concepts through gameplay or the use of the “material”
  2. Format must be engaging. I want to use it!
  3. You must provide a description of your planning and design process.  Including but not limited to:
  • How did you come up with the idea?
  • If you worked with a group, who did what?
  • How did you determine what the gameplay would be?
  • What school topics does the game cover?
  • Did you run into any problems planning and/or designing the game? How did you fix those?

4. You must share a link to the game/material prior to judging on Dec. 7th.